In Chapter 128, “The Pequod Meets the Rachel,” the reader experiences one of Captain Ahab’s cruelest and most selfish moments in the novel. As he slows his speed to meet the other ship, Ahab unhesitatingly calls out in question of the white whale. He sickly yet predictably exhibits maniacal joy upon hearing from the captain … Continue reading Hardened Ahab’s rejection of a fellow captain and father